When shopping for their next rental both I and the inlaws came along in order to provide an extra pair of eyes to spot any potential problems.

I live in LA too and had shopped through foreclosures in the OC and couldn't for the life of me figure out where there were profits to be had.

Hi @Robert Murphy  welcome to BP.Analyst is a good entry level position and some brokers might even offer you a junior associate position right off the bat for commercial real estate sales.If you're not already involved, start checking out NAIOP and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).Best of luck!

We have some great used appliance shops locally. 

I work at an asset management shop.

I also worked with a loan officer inside one of my bank's branches.From the little bit of shopping around I did, I was surprised at how different the banks were in what fees/costs they charged.

While removed, shop vac out the fan itself to get rid of any loose dust (usually I find quite a bit).

My advice would be not to shop at big box stores and find wholesale distributors for items you need.

I always look at crime stats within a 1 mile radius of the property and then what is around it like shopping, schools, churches and parks.

They have done one for shopping centers as well.IREM has a full range of reports for each food group (Office, Shopping, etc) for 200 sheckels each.